Iran at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

 in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. 22 athletes and represented Iran in the 1952 Olympics.

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...

1 1
Boxing
Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...

6 6
Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...

7 7
Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

8 8
Total 22 0 22

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...

 
1 1 2
Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
2 3 5
Total 0 3 4 7

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Mahmoud Namjoo  Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...

 
Men's 56 kg
Nasser Givehchi  Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
Men's freestyle 62 kg
Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti is the most famous wrestler in Iranian history. He was most famous for his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, and he continues to symbolize the essence of sport to the Iranian people.- Early life :...

 
Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
Men's freestyle 79 kg
Ali Mirzaei  Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...

 
Men's 56 kg
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi  Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
Men's freestyle 52 kg
Jahanbakht Tofigh  Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
Men's freestyle 67 kg
Abdollah Mojtabavi
Abdollah Mojtabavi
Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi is an Iranian international freestyle wrestling athlete. He competed at 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- References :...

 
Wrestling
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...

 
Men's freestyle 73 kg

Athletics

Men
Athlete Event First round Final Rank
Heat Time Rank Time Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi 5000 m
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek.-Final:Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record-References:...

2 15:03.0 11 Did not advance 36
3000 m steeplechase
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 25. The final was won by American Horace Ashenfelter.-Final:Key: WR = World record-References:...

2 9:13.2 6 Did not advance 17

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event First round Second round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Fazlollah Nikkhah 54 kg Bye
L 0–3
Did not advance 9
Emmanuel Aghassi 57 kg
L 0–3
Did not advance 17
Petros Nazarbegian 60 kg Bye
L 0–3
Did not advance 9
Ebrahim Afsharpour 63.5 kg
L 0–3
Did not advance 17
George Issabeg
George Issabeg
George Issabeg is a former Iranian boxer of Assyrian ethnicity that represented Iran at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948, Issabeg competed in the Welterweight level and lost in the first round against the Italian Alessandro D'Ottavio, who went on to win the silver medal...

67 kg
W Disqualification

L 1–2
Did not advance 9
Ardashes Saginian 71 kg
L 0–3
Did not advance 17

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Ali Mirzaei 56 kg 95.0 92.5 112.5 300.0
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 90.0 95.0 122.5 307.5
Mohsen Tabatabaei 60 kg 90.0 97.5 120.0 307.5 8
Hassan Ferdos 67.5 kg 102.5 107.5 135.0 345.0 5
Jalal Mansouri 75 kg 110.0 107.5 140.0 357.5 8
Hassan Rahnavardi 82.5 kg 120.0 122.5 160.0 402.5 4
Firouz Pojhan 90 kg 112.5 120.0 155.0 387.5 5

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Final round Rank
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi 52 kg
W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W 3–0

W 2–1

W 2–1

L 0–3
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg
L Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W 3–0

W 3–0
Did not advance 8
Nasser Givehchi 62 kg
W 3–0
Bye
W 3–0

W 2–1

W 2–1

L 0–3

W 2–1
Jahanbakht Tofigh 67 kg
W 3–0

W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W 2–1

W 2–1

W 3–0

L 0–3

L 0–3
Abdollah Mojtabavi
Abdollah Mojtabavi
Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi is an Iranian international freestyle wrestling athlete. He competed at 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- References :...

73 kg
W 2–1

W 2–1

W 3–0

W 3–0

W 3–0

L 0–3
Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti is the most famous wrestler in Iranian history. He was most famous for his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, and he continues to symbolize the essence of sport to the Iranian people.- Early life :...

79 kg
W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


W 3–0

W 3–0

L 1–2

W Walkover
Walkover
In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...

Abbas Zandi 87 kg Bye
W 3–0

W 3–0

L 1–2
Did not advance 5
Ahmad Vafadar +87 kg
L Fall
Pin (amateur wrestling)
A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...


L 1–2
Did not advance Did not advance 9

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